List of people from Charles Town, West Virginia

This is a list of people who were born in, lived in, or are closely associated with the city of Charles Town, West Virginia.

Athletics Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop, first female African American horse trainer Gary Gregor, NBA player James Jett, NFL player

Arts and entertainment John Peale Bishop, author Jack W. Germond, political reporter and commentator Frank R. Stockton, author, most famous for the short story "The Lady, or the Tiger?" David Hunter Strother, artist, author, soldier, statesman (Consul General to Mexico City)

Education, politics and service John Brown, tried and hanged in Charles Town Sammi Brown, former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates Frank Buckles, longest-surviving American veteran of World War I Martin Delany, abolitionist, physician, leader in the Black Nationalism movement Warren B. English, politician Darryl Fitzwater, Anglican bishop Hamilton Hatter, founder of Bluefield Colored Institute John H. Hill, former slave, president of West Virginia State University Samuel Mason, Revolutionary War soldier and early American outlaw Frederick Mayer, German-born Jewish agent of the OSS during World War II William McSherry, Jesuit and president of Georgetown University Edward Tiffin, first governor of Ohio Samuel Washington, George Washington's brother, lived in Charles Town at Harewood William Lyne Wilson, Postmaster General of the United States Thomas Worthington, sixth governor of Ohio and one of the first senators from Ohio

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